The WOOD BEE CARVER often says “every carving project is a learning experience and journey.” LADY KNITTING is a new carving project that began with a mental picture of a lady sitting in a chair while knitting. Research was made to search for photos of hands holding the knitting needles and a woman sitting in a chair while knitting. Such research put the mental picture in clearer focus which would guide the shaping of the block of wood into the basic form of a lady knitting. “Design by carving” is the process of allowing the design of the concept to develop during the modeling or roughing out stage of the carving process. Such a design took into consideration the shape of the chair, how the female figure would be seated in the chair, the position of her arms and hands holding knitting needles in the act of knitting and the shawl being knitted in the front of the hands with a ball of yarn behind the hands. Read the rest of this entry »
The WOOD BEE CARVER often says “every carving project is a learning experience and journey,” and advises that the second and third time one carves the same themed carving, learning takes another path to discoveries. This approach allows the carver’s creative sub conscious to guide the carving process with fresh interpretations of a familiar subject. MOTHER AND CHILD II is the second version of a similar carving as described in the December 27, 2015 posting entitled MOTHER AND CHILD Study which can be reviewed as a frame of reference comparison. In this latest version the pose is opposite from the first version as well as texturing of slicing cuts presents a fresh interpretation. In other words, the second version is not an exact copy of the first making each one unique in appearance. The photos below will show the carving from various angles. Read the rest of this entry »
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The three SIDE KICK knives were put to the test in carving the basic form of a woman sitting in chair knitting. Each knife used a variety of slicing cuts to shape a six inch by three inch square basswood block. The result is a large basic form or rough shape of the knitting lady ready to be refined with detail carving. Read the rest of this entry »
